Scotland fans ask for pride to come before their fall

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LAST-RESORT rugby is the phrase doing the rounds in Brisbane. Ian McGeechan, the Scotland coach, used it. So did Eddie Jones, his Australia counterpart. Any slip and they get to watch the rest of the World Cup on television.

It is not quite how the Australian bookmakers are seeing it. The only thing you can get decent odds on is the champions’ winning margin. The idea of a Scotland win is seen as laughable. While Jones talks about the danger posed by the Scots, the sentiment outside the camp is that this is as good as a bye to the